Via Appia illustrata ab urbe Roma ad Capuam, limite noto Appia longarum teritur Regina viarum
Dedicated to Sir Richard Colt Hoare Bar.t. The artist's name is written underneath the shield of Sir Richard Colt Hoare. The composition is dominated by the frontispiece and a collection of engravings on entablatures written in Latin. Represented to the right of this is the Roman Forum and on t...
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Ashby Collection Forms part of: Ashby Collection. Prints. |
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| Language: | lat latengita |
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[1794?]
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| Summary: | Dedicated to Sir Richard Colt Hoare Bar.t. The artist's name is written underneath the shield of Sir Richard Colt Hoare. The composition is dominated by the frontispiece and a collection of engravings on entablatures written in Latin. Represented to the right of this is the Roman Forum and on the left hand side is the Colosseum. |
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| Item Description: | Good condition. This is the first in a series of prints on from the Via Appia that Carlo Labruzzi executed for Sir Richard Colt Hoare. Picture caption: Frontispiece Representing the Itinerary of the ancient Stations on the Via Appia between Rome & Capua : An inscription in honor of Appius Claudius the Founder of it: & the first Mile Stone belonging to the above Road = Frontespizio coll'antico Itinerario della Via Appia da Roma á Capua : Un Iscrizione in onore d'Appio Claudio suo Fondatore e la prima Colonna Miliaria della detta Via. N.° 1 |
| Physical Description: | 1 print : etching and engraving in background ; image 45.5 x 55.5 cm, on sheet 51.5 x 70.5 cm |
| Related Items: | Forms part of: Ashby Collection. Prints. |
| Access: | Closed access material (Library) |